Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2009)
Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2009)
Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2009)
Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 15
June 27, 2009
The Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China, which was amended and adopted at the 9th session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on June 27, 2009, is hereby promulgated and shall come into effect on January 1, 2010.
President of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao
Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China
Adopted at the 3rd session of the Standing Committee of the 6th National People's Congress on December 8, 1983, amended according to the Decision on Amending the Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China made at the 19th session of the Standing Committee of the 8th National People's Congress on May 15, 1996, and further amended at the 9th session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress on June 27, 2009)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Administration of Statistical Investigations
Chapter III Administration and Publication of Statistical Materials
Chapter IV Statistics Departments and Statisticians
Chapter V Supervision and Inspection
Chapter VI Legal Liabilities
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law has been formulated with a view to organizing statistical work in a scientific and effective manner, ensuring the authenticity, accuracy, completeness and timeliness of statistical data, developing the important role of statistics in comprehending national conditions and national strength, guiding national economic and social development, and promoting smooth progress in socialist modernization.
Article 2 This Law shall apply to statistical activities organized and conducted by the people's governments at all levels and the statistics departments and relevant departments of the people's government at the county level or above.
The fundamental tasks of statistical activities are to carry out statistical investigations into and analysis of, provide statistical data and advice on, and exercise statistical supervision of economic and social development.
Article 3 The State shall establish a centralized and unified statistical system with a statistical administrative structure under unified leadership and each level assuming responsibility for its own work.
Article 4 The State Council, the local people's governments at all levels and the relevant departments shall strengthen their organization and leadership of statistical work and provide the necessary safeguards for statistical work.
Article 5 The State shall strengthen scientific research into statistics, improve the scientific statistical index system, and consistently take forward statistical investigation methods in order to make statistical work more scientific.
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